IOWA STATE ENGINEERING STUDENTS COMPETE IN
NATIONAL CONCRETE CANOE COMPETITION

AMES, Iowa -- Members of the Iowa State University student chapter
of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) will travel to Madison,
Wis., June 20-24 to compete in the National Concrete Canoe Competition. The
ISU team qualified for the national event by winning the ASCE regional
competition held in April in Platteville, Wis.

The Iowa State team will go head-to-head for national honors with student
engineers from two dozen of North America's top engineering schools. ISU's
entry, christened "Fever," is 19.2 ft long, and weighs approximately 155
lbs. It uses lightweight aggregates that allow the craft to float in water
without the need of additional flotation devices in its hull, said Jessica
Slavik, co-chair of ISU's team.

The competition is being held in conjunction with ASCE's 150th Anniversary
National Student Convention, which also features student competitions in
high-speed bridge building and water purification using only common kitchen
items such as colanders, pots, and coffee filters.

"Designing a canoe made mostly of concrete or purifying polluted water with
household items is not much different then the everyday challenges these
students will face as the future designers and builders of our
infrastructure," said ASCE President H. Gerard Schwartz, Jr.

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Note to TV editors:
On Friday, June 21, television and radio stations can conduct satellite
interviews with local student teams attending ASCE's 150th Anniversary
National Student Conference. B-roll footage of the concrete canoe and steel
bridge competitions will be available at these coordinates at 10 a.m. and 1
p.m. CDT.

Feed Time:

10:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. CDT

Coordinates:

Ku-band satellite
(analog) on AMC2/Ge2 (Transponder 1K)

Stations wishing to participate in this free satellite media tour
originating from the event are encouraged to contact ConnectLive at (202)
513-1010 to schedule interviews with participants.